On Remembrance Day, CBC re-played the re-dedication of the Vimy Memorial, which occurred last spring. There was a lot of music, including a youth choir from PEI which sang "I'm Dreaming of Home", alternating with a piper. Very moving (both that part and the entire ceremony.) One of the best pieces was a female Métis fiddler, way up on the top of the base of the memorial, playing a traditional Métis fiddle tune, "Lament for the Warrior." Marvellous setting, and top-notch execution.

nreyn

11-28-2007, 10:27 AM

On Remembrance Day, CBC re-played the re-dedication of the Vimy Memorial, which occurred last spring. There was a lot of music, including a youth choir from PEI which sang "I'm Dreaming of Home", alternating with a piper. Very moving (both that part and the entire ceremony.) One of the best pieces was a female Métis fiddler, way up on the top of the base of the memorial, playing a traditional Métis fiddle tune, "Lament for the Warrior." Marvellous setting, and top-notch execution.

I wonder if we "southerners" might find that online somewhere? Would you pass more details? Name of the program? Produced by? Etc?

Northern Piper

11-29-2007, 03:16 PM

It was the CBC, our national public broadcaster. They had live coverage of the re-dedication ceremony last April, which they re-played on November 11.

I've poked around on the CBC web-page on Vimy (http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/vimy/), but I've not found a link to the video. You might try contacting them for help?

Here's a link to a blogger who recorded it, but says he lacks the techno savvy to post it on-line: City in the Trees: Vimy Re-dedication Ceremony (http://cityinthetrees.blogspot.com/2007/04/dreaming-of-home-vimy-ridge.html)

Phil Lenihan

12-10-2007, 01:35 PM

I found these on Youtube I'm Dreaming of Home (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAZPbaqNWkw) and tune, film clips and the words. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJqK5Hd61sk&amp;feature=related) and with Harry Potter and beginning with pipes. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-YSY7CqIYY&amp;feature=related)

It might be easier to transcribe the tune from these rather than the film.